Paul Burton is the Northeast Regional Editor for The Bond Buyer. His major coverage has included New York City and MTA finances; the Harrisburg, Pa., debt crisis; the 38 Studios bond financing fiasco in Rhode Island; and unfunded pension liability. Paul hosts podcasts and videos and has moderated at Bond Buyer conferences. Previously, Paul was senior editor and copy chief at M&A-oriented financial media company The Deal LLC. His award-winning career has spanned financial, sports and political journalism. A Boston native, Paul is the author of the book “Tales from the Newsrooms.” He is a frequent public speaker and has appeared as an expert on municipal debt on radio and television shows, including former CBS News White House correspondent Sharyl Attkisson’s public-affairs program, “Full Measure.”
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Its $17 billion operating plan projects $4.5 billion in Washington assistance next year while sidestepping — for now — doomsday service cuts and layoffs.
By Paul BurtonDecember 17 -
Ken Lind, leader of Nixon Peabody's project finance and public finance group, breaks it down by sectors and financing instruments. He also examines virus-related SEC disclosure guidance plus the planned phaseout of Libor. Paul Burton hosts. (38 minutes). Recorded Dec. 2.
By Paul BurtonDecember 15 -
Joe Torsella still advised that such a move to backstop the commonwealth's two largest public retirement funds is no panacea.
By Paul BurtonDecember 15 -
The state's largest authority pulled off a $1.23 billion issuance that included its inaugural green bonds, and it did so during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
By Paul BurtonDecember 14 -
Pinned into a corner from the economic effects of COVID-19, the mass transit agency tapped its remaining amount available through the Municipal Liquidity Facility, which expires at year's end.
By Paul BurtonDecember 10 -
Bridge funding from a lame-duck Congress could help plug operating deficits and stave off doomsday measures, agency leaders insist.
By Paul BurtonDecember 10 - Non-profits
Conduit issuer Trust for Cultural Resources for the City of New York will issue the $77 million green transaction.
By Paul BurtonDecember 10 -
Predictably, the rating agency cited COVID-19 effects in its downgrade to AA-minus from AA.
By Paul BurtonDecember 9 -
The outlook revision to New York's AA GO bond rating marks the latest hit to a city coping with a rise in COVID-19 cases and financial uncertainties.
By Paul BurtonDecember 8 -
Jonathan Ballan, co-chair of the public and project finance team at Cozen O’Connor, calls for new categories of tax-exempt bonds to help urban areas redevelop from COVID-19. He also makes a deeply personal appeal to tighten cybersecurity laws. Northeast Regional Editor Paul Burton hosts. Recorded Nov. 19. (27 minutes)
By Paul BurtonDecember 8